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O País dos Tenentes

1987 · 85 min

A sombre, reflective memory piece that drifts between past and present, asking patience as it weighs a life spent inside history.

Directed by
João Batista de Andrade
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paulo Autran, Carlos Gregório, Ricardo Petraglia
Overview
With death getting near, a retired officer remembers the most important passages in his life and his participation in historical events in Brazil, such as the Lieutenants' Movement, and the 1964 coup.

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Directed by
João Batista de Andrade
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paulo Autran, Carlos Gregório, Ricardo Petraglia
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • politics
  • power
  • aging
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
João Batista de Andrade
Starring
Paulo Autran, Carlos Gregório, Ricardo Petraglia, Cássia Kis, Buza Ferraz, Flávio Antônio, Giulia Gam, Benjamin Cattan
Music
José Antônio de Almeida
Cinematography
Adrian Cooper
Runtime
85 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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